Earthquake details

Thursday, December 30, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 30, 1999 at 17:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 258.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.324 and latitude -1.855.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.855, 138.324
UTC time 1999-12-30 17:57:14.740
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-30

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